Seriously, they are. This is by far the most important issue, if they made their asses fatter it would improve viewership. If they made the ponies thicc prudes would complain, which would only draw in even more viewers. Twilight Sparkle, the protagonist of the series has a fat ass, and her teacher Princess Celestia, who's ass is even fatter.
The main reason is uncanny valley. When something looks human but not quite. A perfect example would be a robot trying to mimic being human, it looks unsettling. It's somewhat insulting towards the ponies, you have Twilight Sparkle there a beautiful unicorn and you can't embrace her just because she's not fully in human shape, even though she has all the qualifications to be a sapient-minded
I am sorry about this blog, but anime as in japanese cartoons made in japan are under attack by western moral puritans, because it doesn't adhere to their moral standards. This strikes me as a very imperialistic mindset, not everyone has to adhere to our values.
For scale, isn't an average pony something like four feet (~1 meter) tall? They'd be probably as heavy as a pretty good size Laborador or Mastiff breed dog, then, would be my guess. Maybe 100 to 120 pounds. Bigger ponies like Mac, Luna and Celestia, would obviously be exceptions.
Well, I'd say your average pony, like Pinkie Pie or Rarity would make maybe forty to fifty kilograms, give or take. Pegasi, by dint of being a flighted creature, would weigh maybe ten to twenty at most. Luna or Cadance with their only partially increased size and flight capabilities would put them at fifty to sixty, while Celestia would make anywhere from eighty to a hundred. Big Macintosh, being mostly muscle, large in stature and land-locked would put him in roughly the same range.
So, I'd say your average Joe of 5'10" to six foot, healthy build, but not necessarily 'fit' and wieghing 80 to 100 kilo could probably lift and carry your average pony.
Yes, I don't really hold any size measurement above another, but if I had to pick one it would be about human weight levels on account of their greater muscle mass.
For scale, isn't an average pony something like four feet (~1 meter) tall? They'd be probably as heavy as a pretty good size Laborador or Mastiff breed dog, then, would be my guess. Maybe 100 to 120 pounds. Bigger ponies like Mac, Luna and Celestia, would obviously be exceptions.
Well, I'd say your average pony, like Pinkie Pie or Rarity would make maybe forty to fifty kilograms, give or take. Pegasi, by dint of being a flighted creature, would weigh maybe ten to twenty at most.
Luna or Cadance with their only partially increased size and flight capabilities would put them at fifty to sixty, while Celestia would make anywhere from eighty to a hundred.
Big Macintosh, being mostly muscle, large in stature and land-locked would put him in roughly the same range.
So, I'd say your average Joe of 5'10" to six foot, healthy build, but not necessarily 'fit' and wieghing 80 to 100 kilo could probably lift and carry your average pony.
3817301 Yeah that sounds about right but I would give a spread of 90-150 just to be safe.
Yes, I don't really hold any size measurement above another, but if I had to pick one it would be about human weight levels on account of their greater muscle mass.
~Leonzilla
About the weight of a large dog.
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Thanks for the answers guys. They seem quite likely their weight.